Jospeh Horowitz, Remembering Artur Bodanzky

July 2014, Volume 8, Number 2, 59–63.

An abundance of evidence – written and recorded – suggests that from 1885 to 1939 the world’s foremost Wagner house, judged solely by the calibre of musical performance, was the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. In Europe, there were companies that staged Wagner more painstakingly or progressively. But none could compete with the Met with regard to singing, conducting and orchestral support.